Tag: USAID
Nicaraguan Negotiations Suspended: A Return to Violence? (Pt. 1/2)
Following two months of protests and an estimated 170 dead, the violence briefly subsided, as opposition-government negotiations tried to resolve the situation. The opposition now says the government is reneging on commitments and will abandon…
Nicaraguan Negotiations Suspended: A Return to Violence? (Pt. 2/2)
Following two months of protests and an estimated 170 dead, the violence briefly subsided, as opposition-government negotiations tried to resolve the situation. The opposition now says the government is reneging on commitments and will abandon…
US Gov’t Regime Change Machine Exacerbates Nicaragua’s Violent Protests
As Nicaragua’s leftist government faces a violent right-wing insurgency, journalist Max Blumenthal discusses with TRNN’s Ben Norton how the regime change machinery bankrolled by the US government’s National Endowment for Democracy boasted of “laying the…
Cut Military Aid, Not Humanitarian Aid, to Reduce Refugee Numbers
Trump’s announcement to cut humanitarian aid to Central America will not have much effect. It’s the military aid that reinforces brutality in Guatemala and Honduras, says Prof. Adrienne Pine Subscribe to our page and support…
Trump Targets Cuba’s Tourism and Small Businesses
Trump administration sanctions that impose new travel restrictions on Cuba are aimed at Cuba’s economy and will have no effect on Cuba’s support for Venezuela, says Netfa Freeman of IPS Subscribe to our page and…
10 Years After Earthquake, Massive Demonstrations Call for Haiti’s President to Resign
Foreign state donors and Haitian elites have misappropriated and stolen billions that were meant to rebuild Haiti. Director/Video Editor: Cameron Granadino Audo Engineer: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to…
Coronavirus: Is the Climate Plague Here?
Journalists Bryn Nelson and Jane C. Hu talk about how the climate crisis means we could see more deadly outbreaks, plus the rise of xenophobia as the virus spreads. Producer: Steve Horn Director/Video Editor: Adam…
‘Nicaragua presents a challenge to the international left’
On Nov. 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega secured a fourth consecutive term in the country’s latest round of national elections with Rosario Murillo, Ortega’s wife, serving as Vice President. Prior to his current run as…
